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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 663
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2009 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Stairs or steps |
| 57YOM FELL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, HIT (R) WRIST & HAND ON STAIRS, HAS BACK PAIN DX;# CONTUSION (R) WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| 63YOM WAT HOME PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS,LOST BALANCE FELL WITH HAND OUTSTRETCHED;LT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| TRIPPED & FELL INTO THE CHRISTMAS TREE. C/O LT KNEE/WRIST PAIN. CONT USION RT,LT WRIST; LT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| PT WRENCHED WRIST TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATION AT CHURCH ON SUNDAY DX: WRIST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| CONTUSION TO WRIST, FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2007 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Chairs |
| FELL OFF A CHAIR HANGING XMAS ORNAMENT, FOOSH >> WRIST FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| WRIST SPRAIN-PAIN SINCE HANGING CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| FELL WHILE TAKING DOWN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS FX WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/24/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| PT STATES WAS TRYING TO PUT A STAR ON THE TOP OF CHRISTMAS TREE, LOST B ALANCE, FELL OFF LADDER INJURING WRIST, SUSTAINED''WRIST FX'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| RT WRIST STRAIN.PT WAS PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF LIFTING AND WRIST BEGAN TO HURT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2001 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2001 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Tool sheds |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/1999 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/1999 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/1998 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Christmas decorations, Ladders |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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